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Yemen: The Forgotten War

The conflict in Yemen has claimed over 6,000 lives and displaced more than 2.5 million people, leaving the poorest country in the Middle East on the brink of a humanitarian disaster. The fighting has also acted as a proxy war for competing Shia-ruled Iranian and Sunni-ruled Saudi Arabia powers, as well as a battleground for AQAP- the most dangerous branch of al-Qaeda, and ISIS factions. While battles rage on, the Canadian government continues to face criticism for pushing forward with a 14-year, $15 billion arms deal with Saudi Arabia. The Agenda speaks with Belkis Wille, Yemen and Kuwait researcher for Human Rights Watch about, who has just recently returned from Yemen.